Thill-support.



No. 891,908. Q PATENTED JUNE 30, 1908.

A. H. CHAMBERLAIN. THILL SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 31,1907.

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AUSTIN H. CHAMBERLAIN, OF BRIDGIQPORT, CONNECTICUT.

TELL-SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 30, 1908.

Application filed August 81, 1907. Serial No. 390,893.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AUSTIN H. CHAMBER- LAIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bridgeport, county of Fairfield, State of Connecticut, have invented a new and useful Thill-Support, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has for its object to provide a sim le and inexpensive thill and pole support or use upon wa ons in a barn and elsewhere to retain the t hills or pole in a raised position so that they will be out of the way of other wa ons and much less room will be required, the special object in view being to produce a device free from complication, which may be folded into small compass when not in use and will be so inexpensive to produce that it may be retailed at a price placin it within reach of all.

VitIi these and other objects in View I have devised the simple and novel thill and pole support of which the following description in connection with the accompanying drawing is a s ecification, reference charactors being use to indicate the several parts.

Figure 1 is a view partly in elevation and. partly in section, illustrating the construction and mode of operation of my novel support; Fi 2 a side elevation on an enlarged scale illustrating in novel support in the folded position; and Fig. 3 is an inverted plan view corresponding with Fig. 2.

denotes the body of a wagon, 11 the axle, 12 the front spring, 13 one of the thills and 14 the cross bar of the thills.

My novel support comprises two arms indicated respectively by 15 and 16 which are hinged together as at 17 so as to fold over one upon the other. Arm 15 is adapted to be passed between the leaves of the wagon spring from the front, the rear end thereof enga ing the underside of the wagon body as clear y shown in Fig. 1. The arms are preferably made of wood although metal may be used if preferred. The outer face of arin 16 is provided with looking devices for engagement bv a wire loop 19, the ends of which are pivoted to the opposite sides of arm 15 as at 20. Any suitable locking devices for the loop may be provided, as for example cross grooves 18 may be formed in the outer face of In use, the arms are swung to a )osition approximately at right angles to eac 1 other. as In Fig. 1, and are locked there by placing the loop in engagement with one of the lockmg devices, as clearly shown 1n l 1g. 1. lhe

thills are raised to the required position and are supported there by placing the cross bar in engagement with the inner face of arm 1o.

In order to prevent the possibility of arm 15 slipping forward in use, 1 preferably face the underside of arm 15 with a slri of leather, rubber or other suitable materia indicated by 21. This strip is in practice preferably doubled upon itself two or three times, more or less, as mav be required, thereby forming simple and inexpensive yielding stops, indicated by 22, w rich engage the wagon spring, as shown in Fig. 1, and retain the device in. place in use.

It should be understood that my novel support is equally adapted to support a pole. I have illustrated its application in supporting the thills of a simple form of single wagon. It is obvious, however, that the support is equally adapted for use upon single or double wagons rovided with any form of running ear. 1 hen used upon a double wagon, the 1nner face of arm 16 is engaged by the cross bar of the pole in the same manner that l have shown it engaged with the cross bar of a air of thills. Should the device requirc to be used upon a wagon having two springs placed transversely to the axle instead of a single spring )laced longitudinally thcrcto. arm 15 wouh rest upon the axle or some other portion of the running gcar and one of the sto s would retain the device in place in precise y the same manner as in Fig. 1. By providing a lurality of locking dcviccs for engagement )y the loo I insure an adjustment of arm 16 that will adapt it in any size and style of wagon.

The operation has been so fully dcscribcd in descri )ing the structure of the dcricc that further description can hardly be required. It is suilicient for the purposes of this specification to say that in use arm in is swung away from arm 15, the latter is passcd under the wagon body from the front. lhc cud thereof bcim )lnccd in cngagcmcnt with lbo underside o the body, and (H10 of thc stops arm 16 or said arm may be provided with u on the underside thcrcof in engagement. pins or with screw eyes 180, as shown in the with the wa on spring or axle, the thills or drawing. Screw eyes are inexpensive, repole lifted,

quirefno cutting of the wood and retain the loop securely.

the cross bar pluccd in engagement with the nmcr face of arm as and the arm locked in position to hold the thills or llU pole at any required elevation by placing the loop in engagement with one of the locking devices in the outer face of arm 16.

Having thus described my invention I claim:

1. A thill support comprising arms hinged together as shown, one of said arms being provided with locking devices on its outer face, and acloop pivoted to the other arm and adapted to engage said locking devices so that a thill or pole cross bar placed in engagement with the inner face of the arm having locking devices may be retained at any required elevation.

2. A thill support comprising arms hinged 15 together as shown, one of said arms being provided with looking devices on its outer face, and a loop pivoted to the other arm and adapted to engage said locking devices,

for the purpose set forth, and yielding stops 2;-

for retaining the device in place in use.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses. n

AUSTIN H. CHAMBERLAIN.

l'vitnesses A. M. Woos'rnn, S. W. ATHERTON. 

